Spicy Murukku (Kara Murukku) Recipe

by TNN

Updated : Jun 6, 2018, 11:12 IST

Total Time40m

Prep Time20 m

Calories507

Spicy Murukku Recipe is one of the most popular South Indian recipe, which is also known as Kara Murukku in various parts of Southern India. In North India it is commonly known as Chakli, which is an all-time favourite tea-time snack. This crispy and crunchy delicious snack recipe can be prepared with some easily available ingredients in your kitchen such as: brown rice flour, black gram flour and sesame seeds. This crispy Spicy Murukku Recipe makes for a perfect snack recipe, which can be served with Tea, Rasam, Filter Coffee,Lassi, Thandai or any other drink or sweet delights. If you want to make this Murukku recipe more flavoursome, you can add some fried and crushed curry leaves to the mix, this will enhance the taste and aroma of this South Indian snack. To make this recipe more crunchy and munchy, add a dash of roasted sesame seeds. Preparing this easy Murukku recipe at home makes it even more healthy and hygienic; simply because you can keep an eye on the quality of ingredients you are using for this snack recipe. To make it in the authentic style, you can use coconut oil or ghee, this will add on to the aroma and taste of this recipe. If you have sudden guests dropping by for a tea party or any house party, you can serve this delicious recipe as a snack or as an appetizer before serving an elaborate meal. This spiral shaped snack recipe is not only delicious, but has a long shelf life. Hence, it can be packed for picnics, road trips and pot lucks, you can also store it in an airtight container and relish it as and when required. So, next time whenever you want to much on something truly delectable and healthy, then go for this crispy Spicy Murukku recipe and enjoy it with your loved ones.

How to make Spicy Murukku (Kara Murukku)

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Spicy Murukku is a delicious snack recipe, which can be prepared at home using some easily available ingredients. Here’s how you go about preparing this tasty snack recipe. Take a large bowl and add brown rice flour, gram flour, roasted black gram flour, red chilli powder, asafoetida powder, butter, salt and sesame seeds. Then mix all the ingredients together.

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Then, add little water and mix well to form a thick, pliable dough. Heat oil in a deep frying pan. Add some of the dough to a murukku maker. Place it over the hot oil and press gently to make concentric circles from the center to outward.

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Then take another pan and heat oil over medium flame. Be extra careful as Murukku tastes best when fried in very hot oil, this gives it a nice crispy texture. Fry on both sides until golden brown. Remove and drain excess oil by using paper towels or tissue papers. Store in an airtight container and eat whenever you want with coconut chutney or a dip of your choice. Serve as a snack or with a meal.